Ezra 10:2

New Living Translation

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But in spite of this there is hope for Israel.

Cross References

Ezra 10:26

From the family of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

Ezra 2:31

The citizens of West Elam 1,254

Ezra 2:7

The family of Elam 1,254

Ezra 8:7

From the family of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and 70 other men.

Ezra 9:1

When these things had been done, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many of the people of Israel, and even some of the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the other peoples living in the land. They have taken up the detestable practices of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.

Ezra 9:2

For the men of Israel have married women from these people and have taken them as wives for their sons. So the holy race has become polluted by these mixed marriages. Worse yet, the leaders and officials have led the way in this outrage.”

Nehemiah 13:27

How could you even think of committing this sinful deed and acting unfaithfully toward God by marrying foreign women?”

Nehemiah 3:29

Next Zadok son of Immer also rebuilt the wall across from his own house, and beyond him was Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the gatekeeper of the East Gate.

Nehemiah 7:12

The family of Elam 1,254

Nehemiah 7:34

The citizens of West Elam 1,254

Exodus 34:12

“Be very careful never to make a treaty with the people who live in the land where you are going. If you do, you will follow their evil ways and be trapped.

Proverbs 28:13

People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.

James 2:9

But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.